This is a list of winners of the annual Archibald Prize for portraiture, first awarded in 1921.
Year | Artist | Title | Subject | Notes |
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1991/92 | Greg Bridges | Gareth Evans | Gareth Evans | (not selected as a finalist) [104] |
1993 | Angelika Erbsland | Colin Hayes OBE and friend | Colin Hayes | (not selected as a finalist) [105] |
1994 | Peter Robertson | Kate Ceberano | Kate Ceberano | [106] |
1995 | Danelle Bergstrom | Jon English | Jon English | (not selected as a finalist) [107] |
1996 | Paul Newton | John Laws | John Laws | [108] |
1997 | Bill Leak | Tex (Perkins) | Tex Perkins | [109] |
1998 | Kerrie Lester | Self portrait as a bridesmaid | Kerrie Lester | [110] |
1999 | Deny Christian | Garry McDonald | Garry McDonald | (not selected as a finalist) [111] |
2000 | Bill Leak | 'Are you with me': portrait of Sir Les Patterson | Sir Les Patterson | [112] |
2001 | Paul Newton | Roy and HG (John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver) | Roy and HG | [113] |
2002 | Jan Williamson | Jenny Morris – singer/songwriter | Jenny Morris | [114] |
2003 | Jan Williamson | Rachel Ward | Rachel Ward | [115] |
2004 | Evert Ploeg | Jana Wendt | Jana Wendt | [116] |
2005 | Jason Benjamin | Staring down the past | Bill Hunter | [117] |
2006 | Michael Mucci | A working class man | Scott Cam | [118] |
2007 | Danelle Bergstrom | Take two – Jack Thompson | Jack Thompson | [119] |
2008 | Martin Ball | Neil Finn | Neil Finn | [120] |
2009 | Paul Jackson | Flacco's chariot | Paul Livingston | [121] |
2010 | Nafisa Naomi | Glenn in black & white | Glenn A. Baker | [122] |
2011 | Vincent Fantauzzo | Matt Moran | Matt Moran | [123] |
2012 | Raelene Sharp | A Strength of Character | John Wood | [124] |
2013 | Mathew Lynn | Tara Moss | Tara Moss | [125] |
2014 | Tim Storrier | The Member, Dr Sir Leslie Colin Patterson KCB AO | Sir Les Patterson | [126] |
2015 | Bruno Jean Grasswill | Michael Caton | Michael Caton | [127] |
2016 | Betina Fauvel-Ogden | George Calombaris, masterchef | George Calombaris | [128] |
2017 | Peter Smeeth | Lisa Wilkinson AM | Lisa Wilkinson | [129] |
2018 | Jamie Preisz | Jimmy (title fight) | Jimmy Barnes | [130] |
2019 | Tessa MacKay | Through the looking glass | [131] | |
2020 | Meyne Wyatt | Meyne | Meyne Wyatt | [132] |
2021 | Kathrin Longhurst | Kate | Kate Ceberano | [133] |
2022 | Claus Stangl | Taika Waititi | [134] | |
2023 | Andrea Huelin | Clown jewels | Cal Wilson | [135] |
2024 | Matt Adnate | Rhythms of heritage | Baker Boy | [136] |
The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919. It is administered by the trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and awarded for "the best portrait, preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or Politics, painted by an artist resident in Australia during the twelve months preceding the date fixed by the trustees for sending in the pictures". The Archibald Prize has been awarded annually since 1921 and since July 2015 the prize has been AU$100,000.
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Josonia Palaitis is an Australian artist living in Sydney, Australia. She won the 1994 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize with a portrait of her father artist John Mills. In 1995 she won the Archibald Prize People's Choice award with a portrait of Bill Leak.
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